The student “has had such a great success with Reading with a Dog this year. It has built his confidence and helped him become more successful in reading. His State Testing score went up a level, and I believe Reading with a Dog helped him achieve this goal! Please thank the Reading with a Dog group for helping [him] with his reading. The help they gave him in building a good reading foundation and raising his reading confidence will be with him throughout his education!”

“I wanted to let you know that I have seen an improvement in [the Student’s] behavior in class and his focus has been better since he started seeing the therapy dog. There is a calmness in him that was rarely seen before and he scored a level 2 on the ELA FAST! The therapy has helped him be successful.”

The student “really enjoyed getting to go read to the dog. On multiple occasions, he would ask if he was going to go to the library to read after PE, even though it was not the day of the week for it. He still would ask, because he truly looked forward to going. He felt special getting to go read on the days the pup was on campus.”

“Just a quick note to let you know [the student] enjoyed reading with Paws this year. He always had a smile on his face going and coming. He says it helped calm him for the remainder of the day.”